BAKU REMONSTRATES TO FRENCH GOVERNMENT OVER ILLEGAL CITY DEAL
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Nov 21 2014
21 November 2014, 14:53 (GMT+04:00
By Mushvig Mehdiyev
Azerbaijani Embassy in France expressed its dissatisfaction to
the French government in regard to the signing of a friendship
agreement between the French city of Bouc-Bel-Air and Azerbaijani
city Khankenhdi, which is under occupation of Armenia.
Acting Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Hikmat Hajiyev
said France was the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and recognized
Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
“Unfortunately, several circles in this country attempt to harm
relations, being under the influence of numerous Armenian disapora
organizations,” Hajiyev noted.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing
of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were
killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale
hostilities. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh
and seven surrounding regions. Armenia continues the occupation in
defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for immediate
and unconditional withdrawal.
Peace talks brokered by mediators from Russia, France and the U.S.
have produced no results so far.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress